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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1963
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices for carrier motor route and mail options with annual and semiannual terms. It also notes staff roles including F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor H. D. Koontz as Business Manager and Eugene Miller as Managing Editor.
A 1963 column argues the Kennedy push for civil rights is a political maneuver. It claims the Kennedy brothers trumpet a moral crusade to win support, then urge realism when votes falter, suggesting the issue serves electoral aims.
A dated October 19 letter lauds Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad on call at 2 30 am October 17 1963 for its trained courteous response. It names Ray Santmier Charles T Crim C Ed Emschler Lawrence C Swanson Earl Bud Fetterhoff and Garland Shingleton as on that call and commends the squad’s selfless aid.
James L. Paugh yeoman first class USN son of Ross and Mrs Paugh Rt 1 returned to the United States after six months in the Mediterranean aboard USS Betelguese. Donald F Barbour seaman USN attended Teleman School Bainbridge Maryland. Lt Hugh J Hall Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hall Shirley Street stationed at Fort Benning Georgia with the Second Training Regiment and a 1953 graduate of the U S Military Academy.
25 years ago Senator Aubrey G. Weaver of Front Royal slipped on pavement and broke his shoulder bone. Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Tappan of Berryville hosted Miss Lydia Schroder and Miss Marcia Winn of New York City as recent guests.
Fifty years ago in Denver in a severe snowstorm striking coal miners clashed with mine guards as the situation worsened. U S troops were to be called to quell the mail chauffeurs strike in New York with parcels stalled and trucks guarded by police amid attacks on non union workers. Elias Kittle from West Virginia cultivated a ginseng crop on one acre and saw returns.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on banishing personal hate. He warns that hating individuals harms the hater more than any punishment, urging love of good and welfare for others. He urges hating evil actions, not people, trusting God to judge evil.
Political debate over a strong civil rights bill continues as Rev. King criticizes President Kennedy’s approach. Analysts note partisan maneuvering and parliamentary hurdles threaten a quick outcome while leaders push for meaningful desegregation and voting safeguards.
Hal Boyle wryly muses on foods and habits in a humorous column. He jokes that mutton provokes disdain, while prune breakfasts and quirky social observations color his NY outlook. The piece ends with a quip about a man’s attire and habits.
A Bible thought cites Proverbs 20 23 about diverse weights abomination to the Lord and false scales not good. It warns that false dealing travels a short road and is surely detected attributed to William Penn.
A biased commentator asserts that lack of imagination, malevolence of henpecked behavior, and nostalgia for poverty define self made millionaires. The text condemns smalltime gamblers in debt to bookies and distrusts those who relish jury service as secret sadists.
Havana said the Union will send 3 000 tons of canned meat 900 tons of beef and 1 000 tons of milk products to Cuba as the rest of 1963. The shipments are part of a Cuban Soviet broadcast monitored in the United States and will count toward Cuba's 1964 quota.
Congress faces a stalemate over Kennedy's civil rights bill and a tax cut. Dirksen doubts both can pass this year as Southern Democrats threaten filibusters and committee battles delay full House and Senate votes. The Judiciary Committee's liberal subcommittee pushes a stronger bill, while Byrd and party lines complicate action.
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corporation plotted a rapid recovery under 44 year old Lynn A. Townsend who became president in 1961. He cut 7000 middle management jobs, restructured leadership, and steered Chrysler from a $15.7 million loss to profits, boosting market share and declaring a 2-for-1 stock split with maintained 25 cent quarterly dividends.
The Virginia Public School Authority loaned 2 million yesterday for school construction. The authority has purchased 14 million of local construction bonds from its 15 million bond issue.
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